Sunday, November 30, 2008

The market is flooded with cheap ‘TN’ TFT panels. TN (twisted nematic) panels are terrible when it comes to reproducing color and have a very limited viewing angle. I used to have one and if I just slouched in my chair (or sat up too straight) the black level would change drastically. These panels are much cheaper to manufacture, so vendors have been flocking to them for years.

As artists, we need at least _decent_ color, even on our home machines. Because it can sometimes be difficult to determine the actual panel used in a diaplay, and because I care, I have compiled a list of > 24″ monitors and their panel type. I really would have liked to have seen this last week.

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Nice, list thanks! Note, though, that especially Dell is notorious for changing panels without notice. You can the same screen within six months and get two entirely different panels. Happened to me before with two (otherwise identical) 21″ TFTs: one is S-IPS, the other PVA. And it is noticeable, even after color calibration.